“Ah, many a one has started forth with hope and purpose high; Has fought throughout a weary life, and passed all pleasure by; Has burst all flowery chains by which men aye have been enthralled; Has been stone-deaf to voices sweet, that softly, sadly called; Has scorned the flashing goblet with the bubbles on its brim; Has turned his back on jewelled hands that madly beckoned him; Has, in a word, condemned himself to follow out his plan By stern and lonely labor--and has died, a conquered man!” MenHas BeensHandsPurposeVoicePleasurePlansSweetLaborStonesLonelyDiedChainsBubblesWearyDeafScorned Book:Drift: A Sea-shore Idyl : and Other Poems Source: Drift: A Sea-shore Idyl : and Other Poems
“Food serves two parallel purposes: it nourishes and it helps you remember. Eating and storytelling are inseparable-the saltwater is also tears; the honey not only tastes sweet, but makes us think of sweetness; the matzo is the bread of our affliction.” ThinkingTwoHelpingRememberPurposeTearsSweetTasteEatingBreadStorytellingVegetarianVeganHoneyAfflictionSweetnessParallelsInseparable Author:Jonathan Safran Foer
“Clearly, one primary purpose of our existence upon the earth is to obtain a body of flesh and bones. We have also been given the gift of agency. In a thousand ways we are privileged to choose for ourselves. Here we learn from the hard taskmaster of experience. We discern between good and evil. We differentiate as to the bitter and the sweet. We discover that there are consequences attached to our actions.” WayHardBodyActionEarthPurposeEvilGivenExistenceSweetThousandConsequenceBonesFleshBitterPrimariesAgencyGood And EvilPrivilegedOur ActionsDifferentiate Author:Thomas S. Monson